In My Own World

Have you ever been in a challenging situation and then remembered or saw something funny? So you totally forgot your current situation. You just began to laugh at the thing you remembered or saw funny. For a while, you forgot your problem. You took a step back for a while, and when you got back, you were never as worried as when you first approached the problem. Perhaps you didn't find a solution to your problem, but you took it lighter, and you can laugh at it and realized that you're worrying so much. Sometimes, when we are in unfortunate circumstances, we tend to focus too much of our attention on them. That is why we think that the problem is getting worse and worse. We couldn't find any solutions. It would seem like it's already a lost case. We tend to lose our minds when solving that problem. But more often than not, all we really need is a good laugh, and everything else disappears. Of course, it's totally inappropriate to laugh, especially in a serious situa...

Sometimes our plans don't happen just the way we imagined them. Things happen that we have no control over. We tend to rely on our present circumstances. We forget that what will happen tomorrow, or even an hour from now, is totally beyond our control. We can plan everything that we want to happen in our lives. What do we want to be five years from now? Where do we want to be 10 years from now? Who are we going to marry? Name it. But at the end of the day, we all know that some plans don't work out just like that. Plan all you want, but there's no guarantee that it's going to happen. You can write in your planner everything you want to accomplish within a year, a month, a week, or a day. It's so easy to write. It's so easy to plan. But some unpredicted events occur. The truth is, we have no idea what's going to happen tomorrow. Of course, we want to be optimistic and hope that we can execute our plans for tomorrow. But life doesn't always go that way. Th...

Unlike my mother, who I have been living with for almost my whole life, me and my father didn't have the same longevity living together. Not because of anything, but because my father only wanted to give us the most comfortable life that he could possibly give. My father was a seafarer. Most of his life was spent on the boat. He goes home more or less every 2 years. With a vacation of not more than 3 months. The way of communicating back then wasn't as high-tech as now. I remember that he would send my mother snail mail that sometimes had his voice tape. And in return, my mother would send him letters and sometimes greeting cards for his birthday and for Christmas. Of course, they would read them late, or in advance, because of the time it would take before receiving the mail. I also remember how my mother would urge me to write letters to him to let him know about my grades in school. Sometimes my mother would send him my picture, and she would tell me to write a dedication at...

Happy Pride Month to all the members of the LGBTQIA+ community. I am glad that you have the courage to be what you want to be. In this world full of judgement, coming out is truly an act of bravery. It just goes to show that you're not afraid to be judged by other people. Not everyone has the same fearlessness as yours. But let's be honest, not all members of the LGBTQIA+ community have come out already. Some are still trying to figure things out. While some are still confused about their real sexual preference, on the other hand, there are those who are afraid to come out. Probably because they have a reputation, they don't wait to taint it. They think that once they come out, people will judge them and won't respect them anymore. And, I guess, that's one of the worst places to be. Being confused and afraid about what other people might say or think. Because, truthfully, not all members of the LGBTQIA+ community are given proper respect. Others see them as weak, so...

If I could reside in another country, I would choose to live in Scotland. I haven't been there, but I hope one day I can go there to personally witness its beauty. To be honest, I don't have much idea about the country. I don't know about their culture, their cuisine, or even the language that they speak. I just saw it on social media, and I am mesmerized by it. Every time I see pictures of it, I want to immediately book a flight and go there. I find the place visually appealing. All of a sudden, I want to pack my bags and live there every time I see videos of it. Unlike other countries, I find Scotland slow-paced. Like, you wouldn't feel the need to rush. You can simply take your time in the morning while going to work. And after work, you can enjoy the night peacefully. The tranquility of the place is incomparable. The way I see it, it seems that it has a small population. The tourists who go there are few, or at least that's what I think. I just love that it'...